Pikes Peak Region Trail Finder

The birth of mountain-biking

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Created on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 15:29

Written by R. Scott Rappold

Photographer Christian Murdock and I spent a couple days last week at Fat Tire Bike Week in Crested Butte, for the 30th anniversary of the oldest mountain-bike festival around, which began with late-1970s rides on one-speed bikes over Pearl Pass. The story will be the July 8 Out There story. For a sneak preview, check out this video Christian shot from interviews with some of the early mountain-bike riders, who helped to create the sport, here. And there's an amusing video from a 1980 ride over Pearl Pass: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDUe9BFPrzg[/youtube]